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'''Wolf-riders''' were mostly [[Orcs]], who rode [[wolves]].
'''Wolf-riders''' were mostly [[Orcs]], who rode [[wolves]].



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Wolf-riders were mostly Orcs, who rode wolves.

Orcs used wolves as steeds back in the First Age[1] as wargs well into the Third Age, when wolf-riders came in the Battle of the Five Armies.[2]

During the War of the Ring Saruman employed "Orcs into his service, and Wolf-riders, and evil Men"[note 1] to harass Rohan.[3] Before the Battle of the Hornburg scouts reported that Wolf-riders were roaming the valley about Helm's Deep.[4]

Portrayal in Adaptations

2002: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers:

A Warg-riding Orc scout is encountered by the Rohan refugees on their way to Helm's Deep. During the skirmish with warg riders, Aragorn falls from a cliff, and is later found by Brego.

Notes

  1. This reference seems to suggest that Wolf-riders are not necessarily Orcs, making their identity uncertain. Cf. Robert Foster, The Complete Guide to Middle-earth.

References